| Reference number | L&P/3/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'On the advantage of taking the mean of a number of observations in practical astronomy' from Thomas Simpson to George Parker |
| Date | 1755 |
| Description | Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, on the advantage of taking the mean of a number of observations, in practical Astronomy'
Read 10 April 1755 |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1755.0020 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5356 | Simpson; Thomas (1710 - 1761) | 1710 - 1761 |
| NA7562 | Parker; George (c 1697 - 1764); 2nd Earl of Macclesfield; astronomer and politician | c 1697 - 1764 |